The mind we live in daily is not the full human mind. I build systems forcing perception to scale facing aging, mortality and machines.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I create figurative and world‑based works that function as perceptual systems, not images. Each piece begins as a hand‑drawn structure and is then vectorized and colored digitally (no AI) so perception is actively engaged, not automated. I focus on works where art cannot remain passive, requiring humans to navigate meaning alongside non‑aging systems.
Where do you find inspiration?I’m inspired by moments when perception doesn’t resolve—when something is sensed but incomplete, and awareness strains to form. I’m drawn to machines that persist without fatigue or memory. When human perception confronts those systems, unfamiliar mental spaces emerge, revealing how limited everyday awareness really is.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use the funding to build a larger, immersive project that places viewers at the center of the tension between limited human perception and non‑aging systems. The funds would support material development, fabrication, and time, prioritizing embodied experience over automation or scale. A portion would also support animal welfare.
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